1.   It supports visualisation of three-dimensional data sets for applications such as satellite and medical imaging, molecular modelling, and image compositing.

2.   In this latter area Johnson Matthey has developed a number of technetium-labelled agents for medical imaging.

3.   At the same time, its forays into new technologies such as medical imaging have not panned out.

4.   But medical imaging is still a mature market, Goldsmith said.

5.   E for M makes patient monitors, stress testing equipment, cardiac defibrillators and medical imaging products.

6.   Eastman is currently president and chief executive at Lucid Technologies Inc., which makes medical imaging systems.

7.   Esaote makes diagnostic medical imaging equipment, including ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging systems, as well as other medical devices such electrocardiographs.

8.   Instead it invested heavily in Helios, a so-called dry film technology used for medical imaging that had myriad problems.

9.   It also has implications for Web cameras, video surveillance, robotics, medical imaging and any other system that uses images for measurements.

10.   Polaroid moved into new commercial markets, spending heavily to develop products for graphic imaging and medical imaging.